Vanity case



July 1`, 1924.

c. N. coR'YELL VANITY CASE Filed Aug. 8, 1923 .NTOR

ATTORNEYS Patented July l, 1924.

UNITED STATES CHARLES NEIVION CORYELL, OIF MAMARONECK, NEW YORK.

VANITY CASE.

Application filed August 8, 1923. Serial No. 656,392.

To aZZ whom t may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES N. CoRYnLL, acitizen of the United States, residing at Mamaroneck, in the county oflVestchester, State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Vanity Cases; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to vanity cases of that type which ordinarilycontain a compact of face powder, a powder puff and ai mirior, and arecarried in handbags. Cases of this type now in use are, for the mostpart, of substantial thickness, are bulky, and, as space is at a premiumin hand-bags, are objectionable for that reason. One of the objects'ofthe present invention is to design a case which shall be exceedinglycompact and yet quite as efficient as the more bulky type now in use. Ihave accordingly made the case of the shape of a thin watch case, therounded edges of the two dish-shaped halves (the coverV and base of thecase) meeting in a narrow beading.

A case of such a form cannot well receive the ordinary powder compactwhich has a rounded upper 'face and is set in a lat container. I haveaccordingly designed a novel form of compact, employing a concavecontainer which corresponds in shape to one of the halves of the case.The paste which vforms the compact is placed in this, and the upper faceleveled olf flat and smooth.

Such a compact has ra very important adkthe hinge by means of which thecover is vantage over those now in use aside from the fact that itoccupies less room. It is necessary specially to mold the rounded upperfaces of the compacts now in use,

vwhereas my compact can be made with a. minimum of time and laboiI byVmerely filling the holder with paste and leveling "it olf. A i

A further object of the present invention is to design an inexpensive,yet strong and eiicient hinge 'for the case. In my cependingapplication, Serial No. 634,414, tiled April 25, 1923, I have describedand claimed a hinge construction in which a curled edge on one of thehinge members cooperates with the'extended ends of a pintle passingthrough a hinge knuckle on the other. cording to the present invention,I utilize the'beading which is formed around the periphery of one of thehalves of the case as the curled edge, and by extending the pintle tocompletely encircle the case and lie within this beading I strengthenthe construction, and also provide means for holding the compact inVplace. One edge of the compact extends beneath the hinge knuckle, and ata point or points spaced from the knuckle a suiiicient distance, I bendthe pintle wire to overlie the compact. The hinge is also strengthenedby the bezel which holds the mirror in place, all or which will be moreclearly understood after a study of the accompanying drawings, whichillustrate a preferred embodiment of my invention.

In these drawings, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a vanity case,constructed in accordance with the present invention, and shown closed;Fig. Q is a plan view ot' the case in wide open position; Fig. 3 is atransverse section taken on an enlarged scale at right angles to thehinge;V Fig. 4 is a detail sliowing the form of the pintle wire; andFig. 5 is a transverse section through the edge of the case. l Thevanity case illustrated in these drawings comprises a pair ofdish-shaped circular members or halves of identical external contour,preferably of metal. For means rof identification, the one marked 1 willbe referred to as the base, andthe one marked 2 as the cover. Asillustrated, thi

periphery of the base ig provided with a curled edge 0r beading 3,within the inner circumference of which a flange 4 on the cover isdesigned to lit and lock the case.

Ishall now describe the construction of hinged to theJ base. A strip ofmetal 5 eX- tends outwardly from a point on the periphery of the coverand is bent back upon itself as clearly shown and illustrated in Fig. 3,thus forming a Ysingle hinge knuckle. The curvature of this knuckle ismade substantially the same as that of the beading 3, so that when thecase is assembled and'elosed the hinge is hardly noticeable. Throughthis knuckle is passed a'pintle wire 6. As illustrated in Fig. 4 thispintle instead of projecting a short distance beyond the end of theknuckle, as iscustomary in hinge construction, is eX- tended in bothdirections an amount suiiicient to enable it substantially to encirclethe base of the ease.v At one point in the periphery of the base, thebeading is cut away forming a slot 7 into which the knuckle 5 isdesigned to fit. At the same time the pintle wire 6 is slipped under thecurled edge of the base, the parts thus taking the position illustratedin Fig. 2. This hinge construction is obviously very simple and at thesame time very efficient. The parts may be readily assembled anddisassembled, and the long pintle wire `adds strength to the whole. Thispintle wire has also a second function of assisting to hold the compactin place, as will be discussed in detail later. At a point diametricallyopposite the hinge knuckle, the cover is provided with the usualprotruding lip 8, which is employed to open the case,

The cover of the case is provided with a mirror 9 which is held in placeby means of a bezel 10, which fits snugly within the case and is held inposition by means of the flange 4, the bezel making a snug fit withinthe flange. This bezel performs two functions. It not only holds themirror in place, but by overlying the extended end of the hinge knucklestrip at 11, it strengthens the hinge construction, and makes itdifficult for the hinge knuckle to be sprung open when in use.

I shall now 'describe the novel compact with which I have equipped mycase, and the method for holding it in position in the base. I haveprovided a dish-shaped con- Y ytainer or holder 12, whose externalcontour corresponds with the internal contour of the base. In themanufacture of a compact for this case, it is necessary only to fillthis holder with the usual paste 13, and level off the surface flushwith the periphery of the container. This is a simple operation and maybe carried out with the exlpenditure of very little time and labor. fterthe paste has hardened, the compact is ready for use. It is held inplace. within the base of the case as follows: One edge is slipped underthe overhanging side of the hinge knuckle as illustrated at 14. At apoint diametrically opposite the hinge knuckle, I have bent. the pintlewire inwardly a slight amount as illustrated at 15, this bent endslightly overlying the edge of the compact. The compact is thus held attwo points and cannot drop from the case.

Each case is, of course, provided with the usual powder puff 16, whichoverlies the mirror when the case is closed, and fits within the spaceprovided between. the upper face of the compact and the mirror.

The Vconstruction illustrated is'not only very neat and compact, andwill occupy little space in a hand-bag, butis inexpensive to manufactureand strong and durable. When one compact has been used up, it is asimple matter to remove the old compact and insert a new refill.

I claim:

l. A vanity case having hinged shallow dish shaped base and covermembers meeting along their rims in a thin edge formed by an inturnedcurled bead defining thev said compact having a substantially flat ex- Yposed face extending to the rim of the member and aconvex backconforming to the dish shape of said member, the flange of the othermember substantially overlying the edge portion of said compact.

2. A vanity case having hinged shallow dish shaped base and covermembers meeting along their rims in a thin edge formed by an inturnedbead defining the periphery of one of said members and a peripheralflange defining Vthe rim of the other member, adapted to'seat within thebead, thereby to provide a flat close fitting case tapered off to thinedges, a mirror within one of said case members and an annular vbezelfitting over said mirror and adapted to snap within the peripheralliange and reinforce the same.

3. A vanity case having separable dishshaped cover and base membersmeeting along their rims in a thin edge, and a compact held within andsubstantially filling one of the members, the compact having a flatouter surface and held in a dish-shaped container, the outer surface ofthe compact material being flush with the rim of'the container.

Y 4. Av vanity case comprising a cover member, a hinge knuckle carriedthereby, a base, a curled edge on the base, and a wire passing throughthe hinge knuckle acting as a pintle and extending substantially aroundthe periphery of the .base and within Athe curled edge.

5. A vanity case comprising a cover member, a hinge knuckle carriedthereby, a base, a compact within the cover, a curled edge on the base,a wire passing through theV hinge knuckle acting as a pintle andextending substantially around the periphery of the base within thecurled edge, and a bent portion on the wire, the com act being held inplace by the hinge knuck e and the bent portion on the wire. K Y

6. A vanity case comprising a metal cover member, ya hinge knucklecarried thereby and formed by a strip of metal integral with the coverextending out therefrom and bent back upon the cover, and a bezel in thebase overlying the end' of the knuckle forming strip. v

7. A vanity case comprising a base memllO ber, a cover, a compact withinthe cover, a hinge knuckle on the cover formed by a strip of metal bentback upon the cover, a curled edge on the base, a pintle wire passingthrough the knuckle and extending under the curled edge, a bent end onthe wire cooperating with the hinge knuckle to hold the compact inplace, a mirror in the cover, and a bezel holding the mirror in placeand overlying the end of the knuckle forming strip.

8. A vanity case comprising hinged shallow dish shaped base and covermembers meeting in a thin edge formed by a bead deiining the peripheryof one of said members and a perpheral flange defining the rim of theother member, adapted to seat Within the bead, thereby to form a flatclose fitting case tapered off to thin edges, a compact in the beadedmember, another article in the flanged member and an annular bezelengaged over the article in the iianged member to hold the same in placeand snapping into engagement with the flange to reinforce the latter.

9. A vanity case comprising two dishshaped members, one provided with abeading on its rim, a compact within the beaded member having a flatouter face and a convex inner face corresponding in contour with theinner face of the member, and means within the beading for holding thecompact within the member.

l0. A vanity case comprising a cover member, a cover, a compact Withinthe base, a hinge knuckle on the cover, a curled edge on the cover, apintle wire passing through the knuckle and extending under the curlededge, and a bent end on the Wire cooperating with the hinge knuckle tohold the compact in place.

1l. A vanity case having dish shaped base and cover members secured by adetachable hinge and meeting along theirK rims in a thin edge formed bya bead defining the maximum diameter of one of said members and anintegral ange defining the rim of the other member, a dish shapedcontainer for a compact mounted in the base member and detachably heldtherein, a mirror in the cover member and an annular bezel engaging themirror by its inner edge and having its outer edge snapping intoengagement with the integral flange, said bezel engaging the hinge toprevent separation of said members when the bezel is in place.

l2. A vanity case having hinged shallow dish shaped base and covermembers meeting along their rims in a thin edge formed by an inturnedcurled bead defining the periphery of one of said members and aperipheral spring flange defining the rim of the other member, adaptedto seat within the curled bead, whereby there is provided a flat closeiitting case tapered off to thin edges and a thin compact held withinthe beaded member, enclosed within the curled bead, said compact havinga substantially flat exposed face and a convex back conforming to thedish shape of said member, the flange of the other member facing theedge portion of said compact and reinforcing' the surrounding bead. i

13. A vanity case comprising base and cover members connected togetherat one side by a hinge, a catch in one of said case memberssubstantially opposite the hinge and an article in said case memberhaving its edge caught under the hinge at one Side and engaged beneaththe catch at a substantially opposite point whereby said member can bereleasably snapped into position within the case.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. CHARLES NEWTON CORYELL.

